13 research outputs found
Mutant knots and intersection graphs
We prove that if a finite order knot invariant does not distinguish mutant
knots, then the corresponding weight system depends on the intersection graph
of a chord diagram rather than on the diagram itself. The converse statement is
easy and well known. We discuss relationship between our results and certain
Lie algebra weight systems.Comment: 13 pages, many figure
On Hurwitz numbers and Hodge integrals
In this paper we find an explicit formula for the number of topologically
different ramified coverings C\to\CP^1 (C is a compact Riemann surface of
genus g) with only one complicated branching point in terms of Hodge integrals
over the moduli space of genus g curves with marked points.Comment: 5 pages, several typos correcte
Dessins, their delta-matroids and partial duals
Given a map on a connected and closed orientable surface, the
delta-matroid of is a combinatorial object associated to which captures some topological information of the embedding. We explore how
delta-matroids associated to dessins d'enfants behave under the action of the
absolute Galois group. Twists of delta-matroids are considered as well; they
correspond to the recently introduced operation of partial duality of maps.
Furthermore, we prove that every map has a partial dual defined over its field
of moduli. A relationship between dessins, partial duals and tropical curves
arising from the cartography groups of dessins is observed as well.Comment: 34 pages, 20 figures. Accepted for publication in the SIGMAP14
Conference Proceeding
Double Hurwitz numbers and multisingularity loci in genus 0
In the Hurwitz space of rational functions on the complex projective line with poles of given orders, we study the loci of multisingularities, that is, the loci of functions with a given ramification profile over 0. We prove a recursion relation on the Poincaré dual cohomology classes of these loci and deduce a differential equation on Hurwitz numbers
Algebraic curves: towards moduli spaces
This book offers a concise yet thorough introduction to the notion of moduli spaces of complex algebraic curves. Over the last few decades, this notion has become central not only in algebraic geometry, but in mathematical physics, including string theory, as well. The book begins by studying individual smooth algebraic curves, including the most beautiful ones, before addressing families of curves. Studying families of algebraic curves often proves to be more efficient than studying individual curves: these families and their total spaces can still be smooth, even if there are singular curves among their members. A major discovery of the 20th century, attributed to P. Deligne and D. Mumford, was that curves with only mild singularities form smooth compact moduli spaces. An unexpected byproduct of this discovery was the realization that the analysis of more complex curve singularities is not a necessary step in understanding the geometry of the moduli spaces. The book does not use the sophisticated machinery of modern algebraic geometry, and most classical objects related to curves – such as Jacobian, space of holomorphic differentials, the Riemann-Roch theorem, and Weierstrass points – are treated at a basic level that does not require a profound command of algebraic geometry, but which is sufficient for extending them to vector bundles and other geometric objects associated to moduli spaces. Nevertheless, it offers clear information on the construction of the moduli spaces, and provides readers with tools for practical operations with this notion. Based on several lecture courses given by the authors at the Independent University of Moscow and Higher School of Economics, the book also includes a wealth of problems, making it suitable not only for individual research, but also as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate coursework